Hexafluoropropylene is the fluoroalkene with the formula CF3CF=CF2. It is the perfluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon propylene. It is mainly used to produce copolymers with tetrafluoroethylene. Hexafluoropropylene is used as a chemical intermediate.[1]
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Preferred IUPAC name
1,1,2,3,3,3-Hexafluoroprop-1-ene | |||
Other names
Perfluoropropene,
Perfluoropropylene, freon R 1216, halocarbon R 1216, fluorocarbon 1216 | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.753 | ||
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UN number | 1858 | ||
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C3F6 | |||
Molar mass | 150.023 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | Colorless, odorless gas | ||
Density | 1.332 g/ml, liquid at 20 °C | ||
Melting point | −153 °C (−243 °F; 120 K) | ||
Boiling point | −28 °C (−18 °F; 245 K) | ||
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Suffocation | ||
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H280, H332, H335, H351, H371, H373 | |||
P201, P202, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P281, P304+P312, P304+P340, P308+P313, P309+P311, P312, P314, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501 | |||
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Flash point | Non flammable gas | ||
Related compounds | |||
Related alkenes;
organofluorides |
propylene; Hexafluoroacetone, Hexafluoro-2-propanol | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexafluoropropylene can be produced by pyrolysis of tetrafluoroethylene:[1][2]
It can also be prepared from chlorodifluoromethane, or produced from various chlorofluorocarbons.[3]